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    Painted plywood as roof?

    I'm in the planning stages for building a small coop. The roof could be covered by a plywood sheet that is 4'x8'. If I just painted it, would that be enough to handle the rain and sun? We have mild weather here in northern California so I don't need to be concerned about snow. The roof would...
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    What kinds of hens are these?

    These hens are at a local farm. What breeds are they? Thanks in advance.
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    Hatching problems and Dry hatch humidity of 19%?

    This will be my 3rd time hatching out chicken eggs for my second grade classroom. Last year I hatched out 11 out of 20 eggs. 3 of these were born with deformed feet and couldn't walk properly. Of the eggs that didn't hatch, most had development at some stage with some having what appeared to...
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    When should I remove feed before processing?

    This weekend I am planning to process some chickens. When should I remove the feeders from the pens? Night before? Couple hours? Day before? I'm trying to search for this info here but I'm not doing a very good job of finding it. thanks in advance.
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    Coturnix questions

    After reading online a little about Coturnix quail I've got this fantasy I can raise them in a rabbit pen in my garage. I'd keep them for eggs and meat. Because I live in a suburban townhome with neighbors attached right next to me, I wonder if noise will be a problem. 1. Will males be...
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    hens from rainbow collection (+ added pics)

    For my summer job I've been working at a local farm. We have a small flock of about 40+ hens. We collect about 3 dozen eggs each day. I can identify some breeds like our Rhode Island Reds, Black Australorps, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Easter eggers. The rest I have to throw my hands up in the...
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    My 1st chicks (added pics) & question about removing from incubator

    First timer here. Hatched gecko eggs but never chick eggs. I've been incubating 11 eggs and finally saw some pipping last night. By the time I went to bed, one had finally bust out of the shell. Couldn't resist taking a few pics. This morning, another chick cracked out. All day at work...
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